Michael Palin goes to the Philippines
09/04/2026 … Michael Palin has headed to the Philippines for his next Channel 5 show.
2026 Archives
Thu 09 April 2026
Three comedy shows receive £2,500 Edinburgh Fringe grants
Keep It Fringe recipients named
09/04/2026 … Comedians Abbie Edwards and Ele McKenzie plus comedy musical Mothman are to each receive £2,500 to help them stage a show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Kate Dolan: Trout
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2026 … Kate Dolan likens her full-on performance to a manic episode – and she’s not far off the mark.
Hannah Camilleri: Dinner Hannah Show
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2026 … Mocking pretentious thespians is a popular sport, especially among those who’ve worked and studied alongside them.
Handful Of Bugs: Hello Mr Radio
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review
09/04/2026 … With a visually arresting set – a radio studio rendered in strong, blocky colours into which the Handful Of Bugs team initially camouflage themselves…
Wed 08 April 2026
Trevor Noah on Martin Luther King Jr
Extract from his new Netflix special Joy In The Trenches
08/04/2026 … Trevor Noah talks about Martin Luther King Jr in this extract form his next stand-up special.
© BBC/Expectation TV Twenty Twenty Six
Review of Ian Fletcher's return
08/04/2026 … He helped deliver the London 2012 Olympics and did - well something, presumably – while head of values at the BBC in W1A.
© C4 'Life is making jokes between horrible things'
Interview with Big Mood creator Camilla Whitehill
08/04/2026 … Big Mood is returning to Channel 4 soon with Nicola Coughlan reprising her role as Maggie, who has bipolar disorder, and Lydia West as her best friend Eddie……